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The only rigs I've jumped are our student gear at my DZ. I've noticed the brake lines have become kind of fuzzy where you stow them. I have not looked at any other "sport rigs" but is this a problem that people with velcro toggles have to deal with? How can you stow your excess line without fraying your brake lines? How often do they have to be replaced (I assume more often than the entire line set?) Thanks
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thanks for posting tom, I'll look foward to reading your complimenting peice. How well are these boards archived? This is the kind of stuff that will be important again in 10 years. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]It can be mounted to your helmet just like other audibles[/QUOTE] Sorry my post was unclear, YES it can be mounted onto your helmet, I was just making the point that it cannot be simultaneously used as a audible and a visual alti as the original poster suggested. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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I'm a beginner like yourself, the neptune acts as EITHER an alti or an audible. Do you really expect to hear the bleeping in freefall when its on your wrist? It looks REALLY cool though, and I am considering getting one. It looks smaller than a digitude, anyone know dimension comparisons? -edit - consider changing the title of your post to include something about neptune, it'll get the attention of folks who have researched the hell out of this peice of gear and decided to buy it for whatever reason. Just a thought --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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I've heard before that pro-track and other like gear can oftentimes be trapped in a temporary burble, say an arm, leg, etc etc, that would effect the speeds, etc. Is this true? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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I think this applies from riding bikes for 6+ years. If you roll it also greatly reduces your chance of injury, you really need to displace that energy that would otherwise be snapping bones. That is at least my experience with falling on hard ground. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]It was a unique jump fo sure[/QUOTE] Awesome man, if you find the info post it for us to see since USPA were bitches and lost it. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]2) You can't find your reserve ripcord during a total malfunction[/QUOTE] Don't mind my ignorance, but if it was a total malfunction cutting away wouldn't trigger the reserve. How I understand it is the main has to actually detach from the container and pull out the reserve lanyard. Isn't this correct? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]The distance tracked was 2.2 miles[/QUOTE] what alti did they pull at? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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wow thats not a little lesson at all! A PC out in the plane could be disastrous. This is the thing I'm most scared of in skydiving, I don't want my damn main to pop out in the otter. I check my handles all the time. I will not become complacent --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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barrel rolls to check airspace before pulling
andy2 replied to andy2's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
[QUOTE]If you can't trust a rig for a barrel roll, why would you trust it while standing in the door, or during a funneled exit?[/QUOTE] I'm sorry, I am a complete novice in regards to...well everything skydiving I just wanted to know others opinions on it, as this point I have no way to form a well founded one of my own. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... -
How does this suit compare to Tony Suits in terms of durability? I know it's kinda early to tell that seeing that you've only put a few jumps on it, but any predictions? Also, I second that, a pic would be yummy. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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barrel rolls to check airspace before pulling
andy2 replied to andy2's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
just to clarify the people who are saying they will pull barrel rolls halfway through, are you rolling onto your back and tracking for 2,3,4 seconds or so? Or is it just a quick barrel roll with hardly a pause on your back? Does anybody backtrack away from formation and then flip onto your belly to deploy? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... -
stories like these don't make me impatient at all to start BASE jumping, no, no, I love reading stories like these without being able to jump. Seriously, great story, I can't wait --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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barrel rolls to check airspace before pulling
andy2 replied to andy2's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
[QUOTE]Its always been the understanding that low man has right of way and if you're over someone whose tracking, change your angle and give them clearance. [/QUOTE] I have heard this too, but think about it for a second, if you pull your parachute and someone slams into you at 120+ mph you're going to be hurting or dead. This is more for MY protection than the others. Of course, after my own life, I value each and every life I am skydiving with, just I am a little biased about my own Kris wrote: [QUOTE]At 2000 feet I have no friends and my PC is coming out[/QUOTE] This is what I have been taught, my instructor told me on my FJC, "no friends below 2,000 feet". --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... -
barrel rolls to check airspace before pulling
andy2 replied to andy2's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
thanks for the quick response lisa! Yeah, I'm going to take about 10-20 jumps after I get off A license perfecting things like tracking, turns, barrel rolls, etc etc. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... -
barrel rolls to check airspace before pulling
andy2 replied to andy2's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
I will be jumping a slightly old vector 2 container, once i finally get enough money to finish the rig. So, granted that it is not "freefly friendly" is doing a barrel roll after tracking away from the formation right before pulling to check airspace a bad idea? I'm a pretty light guy, so I think once I get my track dialed down it will be pretty slow fall rate, if that makes a difference. Would you advise against doing this with an oldish container? Thanks. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... -
ok one more question, I just keep thinking of them When/if you strike an object, what is the accepted method of dealing with that? We're long past the actual avoidance of the object, and you've hit it. I think your first reaction would be to kick off, but would that be detrimental? Would that "pound" the canopy further into the object, collapsing it more? How would you deal with an object strike? Does it depend on what type of object it is? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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can you track the pull time linearly from terminal to subterminal deployment on the main and reserve? I understand reserves are meant to excell at opening at both terminal and subterminal. But wouldn't mains that open in 400-500 feet open a little faster since you're not going terminal? You'd be nowhere near terminal pulling directly after a bail. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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forgot to add, or is this a "flat turn" type thing. Where you pull on both rear risers but just pull on one less, creating a slower, but more docile turn? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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When one is experiencing an offheading, and object strike is imminent, is it better to "flare" both rear risers, and attempt to get backwards motion, or is it better to just go through with the one rear riser turn. I may be wrong, but from my understanding, a parachute turn doesn't pivot in place, it A) loses altitude, B) foward motion lift from increase of speed, and C) turns. But, I understand a rear riser turn creates a lot less foward motion, due to collapsing the entire back of part of the canopy, as opposed to just a section on a toggle turn. So what's better? I suspect in high winds a rear riser stall would create some pretty fast backwards motion, pulling you from the object, giving you more space. Is this correct thinking? Maybe I need more time under canopy --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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when bailing at ~1000 feet is it recomended to take a 2 second delay, or just pitch during the exit? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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she's right though, there is a chance your main and reserve will both total on the same jump, just a very small chance. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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no doubt that it will be a couple hundred jumps before I start to swoop, but its always good to plan ahead. Thanks for the info, guys, I appreciate it. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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this might be a stupid question, is practicing swooping way up high a good thing for a beginner to do, i.e. front riser it, then plane it out, maybe using a friend so you can judge distance. I would think for getting muscle memory this would be crucial. Then said beginning swooper could move it down where injury/death starts to become a worry. Did anyone learn swooping this way? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...